On a freezing Christmas Eve, love sparks. Two hands meet in the dark and four friends’
lives change forever. Experience the romance of the original bohemian love story.

Relaxed performance: Thursday 21 January 2020, 7:30pm
A relaxed performance is
designed to ensure guests with disability and their families, or anyone who may benefit
from a more relaxed environment, can more fully enjoy the performance experience together.

In the colourful streets of a colonial city, Carmen is a red hot spark. She sings
her siren song, and suddenly, Don José's world is alight with a volatile
fire.

John Bell's production is a bold look at the intense relationships at the
heart of Bizet's famous opera. It hones in on the wild love that promises
freedom, while binding the lovers in an unbreakable web of fate.

Jimmy Chi’s coming-of-age musical Bran Nue Dae is an exuberant
ride through 1960s Western Australia. A feel-good mash-up of rock-and-roll, gospel,
country and blues music made this first-ever Aboriginal musical a sparkling success
in 1990.

Relaxed performance: Saturday 25 January 2020, 2pm
A relaxed performance is
designed to ensure guests with disability and their families, or anyone who may benefit
from a more relaxed environment, can more fully enjoy the performance experience together.

Faust intends to win his heart’s desires, even if it costs him his soul.
The charming Méphistophélès offers him a salacious journey through
life’s pleasures. Faust bargains away eternity and dives right in. But
as the lives around him start to unravel, the devil, it seems, is in the detail.

Faust is grand opera at its very best, with a hefty dose of theatricality
from renowned director, Sir David McVicar.

No one can stand before Attila and his hordes, until a warrior woman turns his
head. As he opens his heart to his prisoner Odabella, the barbarian king reveals his
weakness. So the scene is set for one of the great revenge operas of the 19th century:
an early Verdi in the vein of Aida.

Violetta is the life of every party. A courtesan with a heart of gold, she’s
free and free-spirited. Everyone wants to be near her. Could a little love change
everything?

Experience the joy and heartache of the world’s most popular opera at Sydney’s
best night out. Fireworks light up the sky at every performance. A giant chandelier
shimmers over the harbour stage. Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour is “the ultimate
Sydney experience” (Yahoo! Travel).

The rich and sonorous sound world created for the splendour of St Mark's in
Venice comes to Sydney. Shining music for voices and brass, as glorious as the gold
mosaics of St Mark’s Basilica. Immerse yourself in the transcendent beauty of
Allegri's sublime Miserere and the rich resonances of Renaissance masters Claudio
Monteverdi and Giovanni Gabrieli: the original surround sound.

Médée’s passion for Jason turns to murderous fury when he shifts
his attention to a younger woman. Is there anything she won’t do to get her
revenge? Charpentier’s sensual lyricism and dramatic insight take us deep
inside the mind and heart of this terrifying woman who refuses to be a victim –
even at the cost of her own flesh and blood.

Verdi’s monumental music makes this historic epic an enduring favourite.
Davide Livermore’s radiant production is a thrilling theatrical experience. It’s
“a captivating cinematic experience that fuses live performance and video.”
— Time Out

Elizabeth has been the Virgin Queen too long. She relishes the attention of a younger
courtier: the ambitious Roberto Devereux. But Devereux stands accused of treason.
Elizabeth has to choose between her country and her heart.

This tale of love, lust and betrayal in the Tudor royal court strays a long way
from history, but makes a sensational plot. Add Donizetti’s luxurious music,
a brilliant cast and an extraordinary new production, and it becomes a must-see.

When it premiered on Broadway in 1991, The Secret Garden took
New York by storm. Tony Awards, national tours and international productions all followed.
Now, for the first time in 25 years, this sensational musical returns to Australia
in all its glory.

The famous novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett on which the musical is based is known
and loved by many. This heart-warming story comes to life on stage with the same magical
qualities, and rewards audiences with its sophisticated take on this literary classic.

Margaret and her daughter Clara are taking in the wonders of Florence during a
languid 1950s summer. A windborne hat sparks an intense romance between Clara and
local dreamer Fabrizio. But Clara isn’t quite what she appears, and soon they
must confront a secret kept in the shadows for far too long.

Four-time Grammy Award winner Renée Fleming stars in this enchanting Broadway
musical which won six Tony Awards, including Best Original Score.

Experience Fiddler on the Roof (A Fidler afn Dakh)
in a new way — performed in Yiddish, the language of Tevye and his family!

Following sold-out seasons in New York, and Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle
awards for Best Musical Revival, we’re delighted to present Australian audiences
with this unique, authentic language version of a much-loved musical theatre classic.

Music fit for royalty: Charpentier’s majestic Te Deum was written
in honour of the Sun King, Louis XIV, and its grandeur and elegance reflect the magnificence
of his palace at Versailles. Across the Channel, written just one year later, Purcell’s Come,
Ye Sons of Art celebrates the birthday of Queen Mary with music of sheer
delight

Rembrandt was famous for his portraits: rosy cheeks, smiling women, luscious naked
curves. He lived with his wife, Saskia, in love and luxury. But as an old man, Rembrandt
did not paint laughing women. He died alone, destitute.

Discover this extraordinary story in the first revival of this 2009 chamber opera
by Andrew Ford and Sue Smith.

It’s got poison and betrayals galore. But the best reason to see Lucrezia
Borgia in concert is to bask in the skills of an extraordinary soprano.
Impossible trills and stratospheric notes make this classic Donizetti an important
conquest for the best coloratura sopranos.

This is your chance to hear Jessica Pratt perform the title role of Lucrezia
Borgia (including the infamous final aria) in concert.

Joseph Calleja is one of the most exciting lyric tenors in the world today. In
this, his eagerly anticipated debut Australian tour, the Maltese-born singer described
as the young Pavarotti will be joined by two of Australia’s best-loved artists,
soprano Amelia Farrugia, who is also of Maltese heritage, and internationally acclaimed
pianist Piers Lane, for an unforgettable performance.

In this magical tale of chivalry and cunning, the knight Rinaldo battles the scheming
sorceress Armida to rescue his beloved Almirena. This was the first Italian opera
ever written for the London stage, and it catapulted the young Handel to fame and
fortune with its brilliant display of arias, duets and orchestral effects, by turns
ravishing and thrilling.